Very Important Person

Name: Very Important Person
Director: Ken Annakin
Genre: War, Comedy
Released: 1961-04-24
Duration: 98 min
Cast: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, Richard Wattis

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1961 · 98 min · G · War · Comedy · TMDB 5.5/10

Overview

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

Directed by Ken Annakin

Cast

James Robertson Justice — Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
Leslie Phillips — Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter — Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
Eric Sykes — Sports Officer Willoughby
Richard Wattis — Entertainments Officer Woodcock